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Clare County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clare County is 181.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 144 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (36), Gas station (mapped facility) (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 43.9892, -84.847.

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Clare County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	96.6	51.8	1.86xSignificant	84.9 to 109.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53.6	30.2	1.77xSignificant	44.8 to 63.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.7	3.7	1.54x	3.2 to 9.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	27.1	18.7	1.45xSignificant	20.8 to 35.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6.2	4.6	1.35x	3.7 to 10.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.2	11.3	1.35x	10.9 to 21.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.2	8.7	1.29x	7.5 to 16.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	181.3	143.2	1.27xSignificant	164.6 to 199.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	17.4	13.9	1.25x	12.3 to 24.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.2	6.6	1.24x	4.8 to 13.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.2	17.9	1.24x	16.1 to 30.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.9	5.7	1.21x	4.1 to 11.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	499.8	453.4	1.1xSignificant	470.6 to 530.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.5	13	1.04x	8.1 to 21.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.4	14.5	0.99x	9.6 to 21.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.6	18.5	0.9x	11.3 to 23.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.2	23.8	0.72x	11.5 to 24.8	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Clare County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,912.3	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	52.6	59.8	-12%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	112.3	96.9	+16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.9	28.6	-2%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde11.83 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.12 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

144 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Rail grade crossing36
Gas station (mapped facility)33
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Industrial wastewater discharge13
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Brownfield property7
Major air pollution source5
Small hazardous waste generator5
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Public airport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1
TRI reporting facility1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Clare Water Supply, Clare
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 38.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID980002273 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Clare Wwtp, Clare
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006741062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Lear Corp Farwell Plant, Farwell
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diethanolamine, Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate, Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 70 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48622RNSLC505HO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Lear Corporation, Farwell
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $10,636.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Lear Corporation, Farwell
Major air pollution source. Penalties $10,636.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Clare-Water Filtration Plant, Clare
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009026632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Packard Farms-Cafo, Clare
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022915988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Saupe Farms-Cafo, Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070001880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Clare County Gypsy Moth Control-Forest Canopy, Clare County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070238819 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Advanced Battery Concepts-Clare, Clare
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070112599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Northern Oaks Recycling And Disposal Facility, Harrison
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001382833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Anr Pipeline Company Lincoln Compressor Station, Lake George
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002027869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Consumers Energy - Muskegon River Compressor Station, Marion
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009599531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Great Lakes Gas - Farwell Compressor Station 12 (N5581), Lake George
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012162480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Advanced Battery Concepts Llc, Clare
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070121188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Carquest, Clare
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003641854 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Stark Property, Clare
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045012428 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Harrison Property, Harrison
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060463109 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Citgo Station Property, Clare
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060555705 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tri-R Hotel Property, Clare
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060555741 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fourth Street Properties, Clare
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968504 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wheat Property, Marion
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971200 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Northern Oaks Recycling And Disposal Facility, Harrison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001382833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Consumers Energy - Muskegon River Compressor Station, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009599531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Zimax Industrial Products Inc, Clare
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072100563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Clare County

Michigan state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Clare County, and their findings.
Michigan vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Michigan health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Michigan environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Michigan drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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